"sneaky Pete" meaning in All languages combined

See sneaky Pete on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sneaky Petes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sneaky Pete (plural sneaky Petes)
  1. (informal, idiomatic) A sneaky person. Tags: idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-sneaky_Pete-en-noun-RMTnD8Gy Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 100 0 Related terms: Alibi Ike, Dapper Dan, dismal Dora, doubting Thomas, dreamy Daniel, fancy Dan, Gentleman Jim, gloomy Gus, good-time Charlie, lazy Lawrence, nervous Nellie, nervous Purvis, plain Jane, slick Rick
  2. (billiards) A two-piece cue with a nearly invisible wood-to-wood joint, so that it looks like a cheap one-piece house cue and may be deceptively used by hustlers.
    Sense id: en-sneaky_Pete-en-noun-OW2g4fLx Categories (other): Billiards, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Topics: ball-games, billiards, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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